Prioritising the places and people that need it the most
FL
FL Workspaces
FL is an investment group immersed in generating a strong corporate brand. The company owns several workspace buildings it leases across multiple locations. Unifying the character is key to strengthening the FL identity. This office is located in Berlin, Germany. The project created spaces that foster a healthier working environment, adapted to the evolving needs of the corporate world. Achieving flexible and sustainable offices that align with the FL's standards for the post-pandemic era.
Germany
Regional
Berlin, Germany
Mainly urban
It refers to a physical transformation of the built environment (hard investment)
Yes
2024-07-22
No
No
No
As a representative of an organisation
This particular office is located in Berlin, Germany. The project aims to create spaces that foster a healthier working environment, adapted to the evolving needs of the corporate world. The goal and challenge are to develop flexible and sustainable offices that align with the client's standards for the post-pandemic era.
A central focus of the project is establishing design standards for the modernization of interior spaces that have become outdated. These adaptable elements can be applied across each building, ensuring flexibility to meet the diverse needs of different tenants and allowing for future modifications. The structural methodology is replicable and transferable, ensuring that the offices maintain consistency and reflect FL's shared identity across all buildings.
A central focus of the project is establishing design standards for the modernization of interior spaces that have become outdated. These adaptable elements can be applied across each building, ensuring flexibility to meet the diverse needs of different tenants and allowing for future modifications. The structural methodology is replicable and transferable, ensuring that the offices maintain consistency and reflect FL's shared identity across all buildings.
Effiency
Flexibility
Sustainability
Accessibility
Identity
This project focuses on the renovation of an existing building, guided by sustainable and circular design methodology. The design incorporates standardized modular structures and systems that offer flexible interior layouts, allowing the space to adapt to the tenant's evolving needs over time. This approach not only reduces construction time and costs but also aligns with eco-conscious design practices by minimizing waste compared to custom solutions.
Additionally, the construction process supports the reduction of carbon footprint. These interventions are driven by sustainability strategy, with BREEAM certification achieved through renewable energy solutions and environmentally friendly practices.
Additionally, the construction process supports the reduction of carbon footprint. These interventions are driven by sustainability strategy, with BREEAM certification achieved through renewable energy solutions and environmentally friendly practices.
Aesthetics have a significant impact on the final outcome on user experience. Since employees spend the majority of their time in the office, it is essential to create a spaces that foster both physical and mental well-being. Outdated office designs, which are often dull and repetitive, can negatively affect employees, leading to mental fatigue, boredom, and stress. This project addresses these issues by incorporating details that generate excitement through the use of materiality, using a balanced contrast between light and dark, creating distinct zones for comfort, concentration, and relaxation. A neutral colour palette sets FL’s identity while allowing each office to express its own unique character.
To address the challenges posed by outdated buildings—particularly in terms of comfort and adaptability to modern work environments—the design employs a semi-fixed planning system. This system provides a flexible layout across all levels of the building. Different types of spaces are created to cater to diverse requirements such as noise control, privacy, and collaboration areas. The layout includes both open and enclosed spaces, along with open corridors that encourage spatial flow. The building is fully accessible to individuals with limited mobility, featuring accessible elevators and disability-friendly restrooms on every renovated floor. These elements support the day-to-day operations, fostering inclusivity and accommodating a range of work styles and routines.
Employees working in the offices are citizens who have greatly benefited from this development. It served a significant advantage to provide spaces designed for various functions, as this has proven to enhance healthier working routines and work-life balance. Regarding the project itself, employee feedback was taken seriously to ensure the best results and optimize their user experience.
Overall standard demands from office tenants around berlin, obtained through a benchmarking process of good rated buildings.
Overall standard demands from office tenants around berlin, obtained through a benchmarking process of good rated buildings.
The investment board, the client company and the employees had the most influence on the project. With the help of the teams including, lighting and electricity, interior design, architecture and project management, this amazing project came to fruition.
The client company provides essential input on the brand identity and technical elements of the project, prioritizing future renovations to be executed efficiently.
The creation of spatial hierarchies is another key element. The interior details are primarily influenced by the employees input who will mostly use the space, therefore their input is taken into account as a top priority. Our ongoing guidance and support throughout each phase are key to ensuring the project's success.
The client company provides essential input on the brand identity and technical elements of the project, prioritizing future renovations to be executed efficiently.
The creation of spatial hierarchies is another key element. The interior details are primarily influenced by the employees input who will mostly use the space, therefore their input is taken into account as a top priority. Our ongoing guidance and support throughout each phase are key to ensuring the project's success.
Throughout this project, FL has a set standard to apply to global projects, through structural layout and hierarchies, systematic colour schemes that define the project, promote efficiency and reflect user requirements to be applied in future renovations and to encourage inclusive, sustainable working within the FL corporation.
A mindful approach to the production process. Unlike traditional offices, the design emphasizes hybrid work solutions, inclusivity, and community-building spaces, fostering a collaborative and focused atmospheres.
These innovative features create a forward-thinking workspace that aligns with modern work styles and sustainability goals, setting it apart from conventional office designs.
These innovative features create a forward-thinking workspace that aligns with modern work styles and sustainability goals, setting it apart from conventional office designs.
BREEAM, which stands for Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method, is a framework used to assess buildings based on their environmental impact and resource efficiency. This method evaluates a building's performance across various criteria, such as energy use, water consumption, materials, waste management, and indoor environmental quality.
By adhering to BREEAM’s standards, we aim to reduce the negative environmental impacts throughout a building's lifecycle. It offers a clear, evidence-based approach to achieving sustainability goals within the built environment.
By adhering to BREEAM’s standards, we aim to reduce the negative environmental impacts throughout a building's lifecycle. It offers a clear, evidence-based approach to achieving sustainability goals within the built environment.
Due to its modular layout, construction elements such as walls, panels, and furniture can be efficiently replicated and produced in larger quantities, to be applied to future FL and similar projects. This maintains the general structural frame while allowing space for each project to include its unique character. This flexibility and aesthetic is particularly advantageous when applying the same design methodology to all FL workspace projects.
This project addresses critical global issues, especially regarding effient and flexible ways of working which has been emphasised after the pandemic. Through creating spaces that prioritize both mental and physical well-being. By seamlessly integrating elements that support mental health with conscious design practices, it offers a comprehensive solution to the challenges we face.
With the construction industry being a major contributor to environmental degradation, this initiative focuses on sustainable design strategies, along with sourcing local materials to lead the way toward a more responsible and efficient future of design.
With the construction industry being a major contributor to environmental degradation, this initiative focuses on sustainable design strategies, along with sourcing local materials to lead the way toward a more responsible and efficient future of design.
One of the key indicators of our success and high customer satisfaction at FL is the strong, ongoing relationship we have built with the company. Our ability to collaborate effectively has not only led to positive outcomes but also paved the way for us to work with their other offices, further solidifying our partnership. This come to show how effective the adaptable and flexible construction approach is and it being further implemented.
